woud seem instead of alternating bye weeks the NFL could just have no games one week and all teams have the bye week then. maybe too much tv revenue to lose doing that though.
woud seem instead of alternating bye weeks the NFL could just have no games one week and all teams have the bye week then. maybe too much tv revenue to lose doing that though.
I don't think there is any way the NFL would ever take a week off during the season. It's probably not even contractually feasible with the networks that have paid billions for broadcasting rights.
woud seem instead of alternating bye weeks the NFL could just have no games one week and all teams have the bye week then. maybe too much tv revenue to lose doing that though.
I don't think there is any way the NFL would ever take a week off during the season. It's probably not even contractually feasible with the networks that have paid billions for broadcasting rights.
Yeah not a chance. What will happen is they will add a game and a bye week so there will be 20 weeks of regular season.
Post by goldenlions on May 17, 2024 6:33:00 GMT -6
never understood what exactly the NFL would lose by having only 4 weeks of byes in weeks 8-11? It is still 12 games in those 4 weeks and expands the regional games on television.
Makes too much sense for the NFL.
Last Edit: May 17, 2024 6:33:19 GMT -6 by goldenlions
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. If we end up having to go to SF or Philly (or god forbid, GB) during the playoffs, it would be nice to have some in-season experience dealing with the elements. I guess it makes attaining the No. 1 seed a little more likely, given that our offense is built for speed.
Post by bigdogchris on May 21, 2024 20:44:02 GMT -6
So, "tickets are now on sale" and Mlive keeps pushing this as well. But there are zero Lions tickets (not fan resale) for any game for the entire season. I strongly doubt they have sold out the entire season.
Anyone know why they keep pushing that tickets are on sale when really they are not? When will the Lions real tickets go up for sale?
They used to not put tickets up until like July and they made a big deal out of it. The last few years I forget to buy until like early July and they are almost sold out by then so I wanted to start early this year.
For you guys with season tickets, are they sending out communication that they are giving you advertising to resell your unwanted tickets before they release their own?
Last Edit: May 21, 2024 20:45:52 GMT -6 by bigdogchris
I have a similar issue...I was looking for AZ tics and it's all resale...hard to believe AZ is sold out and all I see is resale tics on sale...ever since ticketmaster and nfl got on board with scalping, err, resale, when they make more money on the tics they already sold it's like they just push the secondary market now...its almost like they really don't give 2 shits about fans, only money..shocking, i know...
I have a similar issue...I was looking for AZ tics and it's all resale...hard to believe AZ is sold out and all I see is resale tics on sale...ever since ticketmaster and nfl got on board with scalping, err, resale, when they make more money on the tics they already sold it's like they just push the secondary market now...its almost like they really don't give 2 shits about fans, only money..shocking, i know...
This is exactly what the teams are doing. I do know the Lions had tickets (not resale) available during season ticket holder presale but they were all jacked up at least $100 over what I pay for a single game. The team either uses resale of unsold season tickets or they are partnered with scalpers who will spread their network to multiple ticket selling sites. Because if you go on any game it is all resale, but like 12 seats in a row in the corners, no fan is buying that many seats and re-selling. The team is doing this.
Felix is right it is not about the diehard fans at home games, it's about the people who can spend the most money. It's the way of the sports world. Sucks, but it is reality until the product is no longer profitable. It will always be like this.
Best case if you want to go to a game, wait until the day of the game if you can stomach not buying tickets until then. A lot of the unsold "resale tickets" will drop in prices if you don't really care about a certain section or area of the stadium. But I know that is a hard ask for people who want to travel to a game to go to a different city without a guaranteed seat.
Post by bigdogchris on May 22, 2024 9:13:41 GMT -6
I also wonder if they just trickle out tickets rather than doing it all at once. Then when people do see some they feel the need to buy immediately because there are "not many left".
4 games was too many...3 seems about right, but 2 could work too...scrimmage don't have the same feel as a game and you do need a way to get the bottom of the roster time to evaluate in game situations and knock a little rust off the starters
Post by badnews3123 on May 24, 2024 18:09:26 GMT -6
Yeah seems like last year Lions used the joint practices more for the starters, which makes sense. Safer, more controlled situations. And used the preseason games to figure out the bottom of the roster and practice squad.
So, "tickets are now on sale" and Mlive keeps pushing this as well. But there are zero Lions tickets (not fan resale) for any game for the entire season. I strongly doubt they have sold out the entire season.
Anyone know why they keep pushing that tickets are on sale when really they are not? When will the Lions real tickets go up for sale?
They used to not put tickets up until like July and they made a big deal out of it. The last few years I forget to buy until like early July and they are almost sold out by then so I wanted to start early this year.
For you guys with season tickets, are they sending out communication that they are giving you advertising to resell your unwanted tickets before they release their own?
So, I went back and looked at this again. Apparently some news sites said "limited single game tickets now available" while others like MLIVE said "tickets now on sale" which is where I read the ticket sales news.
So I believe the issue is that the Lions have simply not released all of the single game tickets yet.
Last Edit: Jun 13, 2024 11:20:08 GMT -6 by bigdogchris
So I believe the issue is that the Lions have simply not released all of the single game tickets yet.
They have released all the tickets to the fans. The only new ones that will be released are ones that are corporate or NFL partners (that don't use them) or the away team gives some back.
So I believe the issue is that the Lions have simply not released all of the single game tickets yet.
They have released all the tickets to the fans. The only new ones that will be released are ones that are corporate or NFL partners (that don't use them) or the away team gives some back.
May I ask how you know this for certain? I looked within hours of the tickets going on sale that day and everything was "sold out". I know the Lions are more popular this year than last year but I doubt they sold out home games vs the Titans or Jaguars within hours.